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France

From Capetown via Oudtshoorn, Graaff-Reinet, Drakensbergen and Blyde River Canyonto the Kruger Park, where the lions completely indifferent to the traffic jam that their appearance causes. The route back to Capetown follows the Indian Ocean coast: kayaking between hippoes on Lake St. Lucia, via Port Elizabeth to the beautiful coastal roads of the Garden Route, and along L'Agulhas and the pinguins of Boulders Beach to Cape of Good Hope. 50 photos.France travel information

Indonesia

An unexpected cancellation leads to a visit to a historic place: Omaha Beach, where the Allied Forces landed in 1944 on D-Day. The author's father was there and the visit is in honor of his memory. But it turns out Bayeux is also a beautiful medieval town with many interesting sights. 15 photos.Indonesia travel information

Sri Lanka

A bicycle vacation in lush green Sri Lanka, where not just the plants are watered every day: lakes are filled to the brim, rivers roar, waterfalls splash and reservoirs spill over. There is more than natural beauty: wooden fishing boats, fishing nets that are pulled from the sea by hand, ruins of temples and palaces dating from before the Christian era en forts that remind you of Dutch and Portuguese colonialism. 35 photos.Sri Lanka travel information

Kyrgyzstan

A bicycle expedition to Tien Shan, also known as the Heavenly Mountains in Kyrgyzstan. On the worst roads in the world through the most beautiful landscapes. Climbing and descending with views of white mountain peaks (6,000 to 7,000 meters), green valleys dotted with yurts and herds of horses, and crossed by shiny silver-colored rivers. Sleeping in tents, washing and doing laundry in the rivers and squatting over a hole in the ground to relieve oneself. Call it an adventurous bike trip if you want... 22 photos.Kyrgyzstan travel information

Australia

This is the author's first sea trip on a freighter. The journey begins in Panama and goes west to Tahiti, Fiji, New Caledonia, Australia and New Zealand, and then back to Panama. 33 photos.Australia travel information